Antonyms for performances


Grammar : Noun
Spell : per-fawr-muh ns
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈfɔr məns


Definition of performances

Origin :
  • late a5c., "accomplishment" (of something), from perform + -ance. Meaning "a thing performed" is from 1590s; that of "action of performing a play, etc." is from 1610s; that of "a public entertainment" is from 1709. Performance art is attested from 1971.
  • noun accomplishment
  • noun acting, depiction
  • noun efficiency
Example sentences :
  • The bell had rung—the curtain was up and the performances were about to begin.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • But the Marquis has no mercy on the performances of poor Miss Pardoe.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Rinaldo had fifteen performances in the course of the season.
  • Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
  • These performances, I gather, are to impress upon you that he is a free man and your equal.
  • Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
  • The performances of Hernani made me a still greater favourite with the public.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I refused, and finished my performances in London without Coquelin.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • We gave three performances there, and set off once more for New Orleans.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • We stayed an entire day at Memphis, and gave two performances there.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Six performances would have been ample in that city: we gave eight.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • She listens attentively to others' performances, then disappears.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael

Synonyms for performances

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